Recladding residential buildings over the winter

Andrew Dismore: On 18 November I wrote to Deputy Mayor James Murray asking what was being done to address the following matters on the removal and replacement of flammable cladding:
1. To ensure that costs are met centrally, not from Housing Revenue Account budgets, for replacement of non-ACM but still flammable cladding

		2. To ascertain the number of residential blocks with non-ACM but still flammable cladding

		3. To provide residents with a subsidy or other settlement to protect them from high winter fuel bills

Please provide an update on these matters.

The Mayor: Deputy Mayor James Murray responded to this letter on 21 December 2018. He set out our view that the Government should provide funding for the remediation of buildings with unsafe materials on their external walls, including those that are not ACM. His response also explained that the number of residential blocks with unsafe non-ACM cladding is unknown – the Government are at the very earliest stages of collecting data about this problem despite many across the sector, including my team, having raised this issue for some time. Finally, the letter set out how we share your concern for the fuel bills of residents living in unclad towers, and believe the Government or relevant landlord should provide support urgently for these additional costs.